Legal Opinion
Morris v. Board of Estimate
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided November 19, 1986No. 81 CV 3920 (ERN)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND JUDGMENT
NEAHER, Senior District Judge.
This action challenges the constitutionality of the New York City Board of Estimate (“Board”). Familiarity with previous decisions herein is assumed. See Morris v. Board of Estimate, 551 F.Supp. 652 (E.D.N.Y.1982), rev’d, 707 F.2d 686 (2d Cir.1983), on remand, 592 F.Supp. 1462 (E.D.N.Y.1984).
In brief summary, plaintiff residents of the Borough of Brooklyn instituted this action contending that, pursuant to sections 61 and 62 of the New York City Charter, the allocation of one vote to each Borough President, as members of the Board, contravened…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. SawyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- United Public Workers of America v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Board of Estimate of City of New York v. MorrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Golden v. ClarkNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- Cunningham v. Municipality of Metropolitan SeattleDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1990
- Morris v. Board of EstimateCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Arc Plumbing & Heating Corp. v. Board of Responsibility of the Department of General ServicesNew York Supreme Court · 1987
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